In all public meetings, Dilip Saheb insisted that reservation should not be seen as a religious issue, in case of Pasmandas, but rather as a social means that is required for the upliftment of this socially and educationally backward community, which simply happens to be Muslims. He stressed that Pasmandas have suffered from caste marginalization. Due to the discriminatory categorization into occupational biradaries, they are restricted in economic mobility and social development. Therefore, reservation is a constitutional process and the marginalized communities should use the opportunity for social-economic upliftment. Dilip Saheb helped people to get organized, made them understand the idea of reservation, and tried to bring people to organize and agitate from a common platform. He became a medium to spread the voices that were unheard till then.
Abhijit Anand, āDilip Kumar: A Baghbaan of Pasmanda Movementā, Round Table India
